Now on the last word with lawrence o donnell. Good evening, we will get to andrew weissmann and other news, but we will begin with the hurricane. As you just heard from alex wagner, there are 600,000 people are ready without power. We will go straight to nbc news meteorologist bill karins at this hour for the latest on exactly what the track of the storm is. What do you see coming? we are in the impact his own. We are now watching the northern eye move onshore and it is like the equivalent of a tornado that is 40 miles wide that is now moving into florida and it will knock down everything in its path if it is not made of concrete or brick. You can see where the storm is. It has intensified all afternoon and all evening long. It is a solid category 4, almost to the higher end of category 4. The hurricane hunters said it is still intensifying right up until landfall. This is the coast and where the really destructive winds are and now they are starting to close in on populated areas. Thi
We begin with sweeping changes proposed for the next president ial debate. The move comes after wednesdays chaotic faceoff between President Trump and joe biden. We have more from washington. How could the next debate in two weeks look different . Reporter namecalling and personal attacks drowned out some of the issues voters were looking to hear the economy, coronavirus, and race bringing to question the structure of the debates and possible changes. President trump and democratic president ial nominee joe biden returned to the campaign trail a day after their contentious first date. Last night i did what the corrupt media has refused to do. T held joe biden accountable for his 47 years of lies. I describe it as a president doing everything he could to avoid talking about the issues. Reporter more than 73 Million People tuned in to watch on tuesday night. The two candidates had several sharp exchanges, but the debate was notable for how frequently the president interrupted his opponen
Authorized to declare a recess at any time. I want to thank everyone, especially our witnesses, for joining us today for our committees hearing. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. By saying standing house and Committee Rules and practice will commit continue to apply through hybrid proceedings. Regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceedings. Please keep your cameras on. Member to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr 965, stafford been advised to meet participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room. I thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe environment for all here today. Mnuchin, administrator carranza, thank you for being here today. I want to give a sincere thank you of both agencies who have worked tir
I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceedings. So please keep your cameras on. Remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr 965, staff has been advised to mute participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room. I thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe environment for all here today. Secretary mnuchin, administrator carranza, thank you for being here today. Let me start by saying, i want to give a sincere thank you of to all of the staff of both of your agencies who have worked tirelessly over the last few months responding to the crisis.
Of america in shackles. We know we have a long way to go and we are living with the legacy of slavery and jim crow and racial oppression that continues to permeate every aspect of american life. And we have seen that over the last several months in such a stark and striking fashion. The covid19 pandemic, the Public Health crisis and the economic crisis, has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted the africanamerican. Ommunity in terms of pain, in terms of suffering, in terms of economic. Islocation, in terms of death and then, of course, were dealing with the continued epidemic, at the same time, of Police Violence, Police Brutality, police abuse. All across the land. Every aspect of our lives. Shopping while black. George floyd. Sleeping while black. Breonna taylor. Jogging while black. Ahmaud arbery. The names are too numerous to mention. But those tragedies are just a microcosm of what we confronts in our communities ideally a daily basis and we want to have a discussion